Tony Simpson has been appointed the new Pastor of Aycliffe Evangelical Church and takes over from John Rubens, who has served for fifteen years.
Tony and his wife Anna have two children and have recently moved into Aycliffe having completed three years of training at the London Theological Seminary. Whilst in London Tony served as Assistant Pastor at Highgate Road Chapel.
Born and raised in York in 1996 Tony moved to Birmingham to take a Sports Science degree at the University.
On his retirement at the end of August, Pastor John Rubens said, “It has been a great privilege to have worked with Aycliffe Evangelical Church, to see it grow and obtain its own building where the church can meet for worship and offer activities for the local community. It is a sign of God’s blessing on the church that a younger man has been willing to move to Aycliffe and take up the work”.
John and his wife, Tricia, are planning to stay in Aycliffe for the foreseeable future. Tony commented, “Having spent the last ten years in Birmingham and London it is wonderful to come back up north. We are enjoying life in Aycliffe and are looking forward to getting to know people in the community”. Tony will be inducted on Saturday 22nd September at 2.30pm at the church in Ladybower, off Meadowfield Way.
